edible oil

Fat for frying

Edible oil is any oil safe for human consumption, typically extracted from plants, seeds, or nuts.

Common varieties include olive oil, vegetable oil, canola oil, and coconut oil.

The term distinguishes cooking and food-preparation oils from industrial or mechanical oils: Make sure you're using edible oil, not machine oil.

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fat content · marinades · deep-fry · high heat · greasy · virgin · pan · viscous · rancid · sizzle · golden · slick · pour · saute · frying · drizzle · bottled · kitchen

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edibility/consumability

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Petroleum for machinery

petroleum · machine oil · crude oil · fuel oil · engine oil

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oil, edible

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G